Rescue crews are searching for survivors after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake hit Myanmar and Thailand, causing devastating damage with thousands feared dead and many injured. NBC’s Janis Mackey Frayer reports for Saturday TODAY on the ongoing efforts to find and help those affected by the disaster. Meanwhile, a report has surfaced alleging that Pete Hegseth took his wife to meetings with foreign officials. In other news, a storm is moving across the US bringing possible tornadoes, rain, and hail, while a Delta plane and Air Force jet nearly collided near Reagan National Airport. The Sundance Film Festival is set to move to Colorado after 40 years in Utah, and a video shows a tractor trailer erupting in flames during a crash in Florida. The sports league is tackling perceptions of women in football, and JC Escarra discusses his struggles and the possibility of quitting baseball. Tufts student Rumeysa Ozturk remains held amid ongoing protests. Additionally, a child and pup have gone viral for their klepto antics in the kitchen, while King Charles was briefly hospitalized for cancer treatment side effects. The DC cherry blossoms are at peak bloom, and there are questions about how JD Vance and the US delegation to Greenland will be received. The Trump administration has pulled Elise Stefanik’s nomination for the UN, and Elon Musk suggests that DOGE’s work may be done by Day 130. Raging wildfires in the Carolinas show no signs of slowing down, and several Russians are dead after a tourist submarine sinks off Egypt. A women’s center is helping support people on Skid Row, and Maxim Naumov discusses losing his parents in a DC crash and honoring their legacy.
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